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Pascoag vs Sterling vs Glocester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pascoag has the most renters (27.2% rent).
Sterling has the most affordable homes ($283k median).
Glocester has the oldest population (median age 50.8).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Pascoag | Sterling | Glocester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,410 |
3,629Lowest |
10,221Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +2.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.1±3.7Lowest about the U.S. average |
39.4±5.9 about the U.S. average |
50.8±4.3Highest 31% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±6.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.8%±5.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±4.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Sterling and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±5.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
13%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.2%±3.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Glocester and Pascoag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
18%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Glocester and Sterling are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $121,369±$34kHighest 50% above U.S. |
$102,695±$12kLowest 27% above U.S. |
$113,508±$7k 41% above U.S. |
| Pascoag and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $365,000±$47k 10% above U.S. |
$283,400±$17kLowest 15% below U.S. |
$396,500±$28kHighest 19% above U.S. |
| Glocester and Pascoag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,319±$444Lowest 7% below U.S. |
— | $1,417±$627Highest about the U.S. average |
| Glocester and Pascoag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,395Lowest 41% above U.S. |
$4,551 46% above U.S. |
$5,248Highest 68% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±27.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
32%±18.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
64.5%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Glocester and Pascoag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
91%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 27 yrs older than U.S. |
1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
34 minLowest 30% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.4%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.6%±6.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
13.1%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Glocester and Sterling are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #119 of 149 in CT | #12 of 38 in RI |
| School district | — | Sterling School District | Foster-Glocester · Glocester |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Ponaganset High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.